Freight and stock car.



1. B. SHELTON. FREIGHT AND STOCK CAR. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, I914.

1,1%3,234 Patented June 15, 1915.

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1. B. SHELTON. FREIGHT AND STOCK CAR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.26, 1914.

1,143,234; Patented June 15, 1915.

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I. B. SHELTON.

FREIGHT AND STOCK CAR. APPLICATEON FILED SEPT.26. 1914.

' wi/bwaoom THE NOR RIfi PETERS C0,, FHOTC-UTHO WASHINGTON. D. C.

4 marine JOHN BELL'sHNL'TON, or TAooluA, WASHINGTON,

ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO PETER DAVID, F TAcolvrA, WASHINGTON.

FREIGHT AND STOCK CAR.

' specification of Letters Patent. V Patented June 15, 1915.

Application filed September 26, 1914. Serial No. 863,691.

all whom, it may concern Be it known-that I, J oHNBnLL SHELToN,

c1t1zen of the United States, residing at Tacoma, county of Pierce, State of Wash ington,-have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Freight and Stock Cars, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of thesame,

. such as will enable others skilled in the art ,itending their entire length and V 7 outside with suitable means for manually in th supporting the movable fplatform when (providing a morerigid structure to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompany- 7 mg drawings, which specification. V

' y invention relates to a combined freight and stock car shown in-the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the following specification and claims. Theobject of my invention is an improvement in the general construction of-adj-ustable double deck cars, in which two separate compartments are provided for shipping small stock, and which may be adaptedfor form a part of this carrying ordinary freight by lowering the adjustable deck that it may rest upon the platform of the car.

Cars of this character are usuallyprovidedwith a central-longitudinal shaft exfitted on the rotating the shaft, whereby the deck may be raised or lowered as required. This form of construction being expensive one feature of my invention is to reduce the cost by employing a relatively short. shaft located entirely within the car, the ends of the shaft being threaded and fitted respectively with a traveling arm connected with the adjustable platform by chains or cables, the latter being carried and supported by suitable sheavesattached upon theshaft is a ratchet leveradapted to manually rotate it that the platform may be adjusted] f J Another feature of the invention consists e means employed for independently raised, said means being adapted to bind the side walls of the. car to the platform thereby ing against the spreading of the walls duo tothe load carried. Another feature of the invention consists n the, manner of connecting suitable so- 7 platform.

lowered to the floor of the to the car fraine. Mounted B and insurarms C, C,

are automatically disposed of beneath the movable platform when the latter is lowered to the deck of the car for use as an ordinary freight car.

Other advantages and hereafter appear.

In the drawings ficationzFigure 1, is a partial side elevation and central vertical section of a car embodying my invention. Fig. 2, is a side elevation of a fragmentary detail of the car with a. hog door in position beneath the movable Fig. 3, is a plan view of the frame of the car and the manually rotatable shaft-and connecting elements for raising or lowering the movable platform. Fig. 4, is a cross-sectional view through the car with the platform raised and supported upon the swinging-brackets pivoted to the improvements will frame, and the hog doors suspended from the adjustable platform in position to close the openings through the side of the car below the platform. Fig. 5, is. a like cross sectional view, with the movable platform car and the hog door disposed of beneath the platform. Fig. 6, is a side elevation ofthe manually operated ratchet lever for rotating the shaft controlling the raising and lowering of the platform. -Fig. is a view at right angles to Fig. 6 with parts in section. Fig. 8, is a perspective view 'of one of the swinging brackets upon which the platform. rests when elevated. a

eferring-now to the letters of reference placed upon the drawings :A, denotes a freight car. I

indicates a relatively short shaft extending longitudinally within the car'and supported by suitable hangers B, adjacent to'sthe roof timbers C.

5, Z), respectively indicate a right and ,a left hand screw-thread formed on the ends of the'shaft B. V

C, C,f.aretraveling arms fitted to the screw threaded ends of the shaft.

. D, D, are cables guided and supported by the sheaves E, E,.con nected with the andwith the movable platform If desired additional cables D passing over sheaves E may be connected wlth the traveling arms C, C, and with the sides of the platform as indicatedin dotted lines the rod I and a sliding connection with the.

' brackets, whereby the brackets curled to the door with in Fig. 3, thus providing an additional support to insure against the platformsagging. under a heavy load.

each batten'to'recelve the cross rodIK- thehogdoor has a sw nging connection with rods H,H.

-1 is a member the hog door at 2'.

I l is an angle iron secured to the member adapted to be engaged tothe frame of the door opening by means of which the hinged'to the bottom of lower end ofthe hog door is held in position; 1 a

J, denotes a plurality of swinging brackets pivoted-to the upright members ofthe car frame on each side of the car which are severallyadapted to support the adjustable platform when in its elevat'ed'position, the

several brackets on each side of the car being connected together by means of a bar'K, attached to the projecting "lugs j, of the on each side of the car may be simultaneously turned to support the platform ortilted backward in 1 order that'the platform maybe lowered to.

the floor of the car.

of the frame when 'ofthepath of the ad] the car as indicated" in Fig.

j", are upstanding fingers formed on the ends of the side walls of the bracketiwhich "overlap the edgeof the channel iron or sill of the adjustable-platform when the latter rests upon the brackets thereby linkingthe pla tform and the sidewalls of the car together to provide- "again'stjthe spreading of the side walls as'a result of' the weight'car ried 'by the platform. It will benoted' upon reference to-Fig. shaped'inform and are adapted to? embrace three sides of the upright members' of the 8,-"that the bfackets are-U- frame, the closedend J fof'the bracketibear 'ing a'gai'nst the edge of the-upright member f the sill of the 'adjustable platform rests on thefp'o'rtion'J atthe opposite endofthe'b'racket. I 55 'isa latch hingedto the brackets adapted to bear against thecarfframeto maintain'theprojecti'ng end of the brackets out 'ustabl'e platform, 7 that the platform may be lowered to the floo'r of being swung back; when the brackets are 7 tilted forward to 'support the platform as indicated in Fig. l;

'L, is a leveradaptedto manually rotate the shaft provided ith aj-rat'chet wheel door suspended from "Thusing-Ismallstock, I a I raised by the manual rotation of the shaft for-ordinary freight that itmay be pro- L, actuated by a double arm dog L pivoted at L adapted to rotate the shaft in either direction as may be required.

L*.is a V-shaped sprlng actuated pin 01 tumbler, designed to :hold the dog in position to engage the ratchet wheel-the operation of which will be obVious-when rotating the shaft in either direction.

.Having indicated the several parts by referenceletters the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood. 1

When employed as an ordinary freight, car the adjustable platform rests upon the floor of the car. Toadapt the'car for carry-' theiadjustable platform is- B, carrying the traveling arms 0, C to which the platform .is attached by the cables D, D'. Whenflin position the swinging K so that the sill'of the adjustable platform rests upon the upper'edge J of the brackets,

in whichp'osition the fingers j of the brackets overlap 'thee'dge of the fplatform sills thereby loek'ing'th'e sidewalls andthe adjustable platforin of the: car together. In ;loadingthe car, the stock is driven'into the lower compartment first'and' when filled the hog door I ispulled'forward and swung intofthe position indicated in Fig; t the bottom of the doo'r being secured to. the door frame by a suitable fastening device-I thus. insuring a ainst the escape :of; the stock while-loading the' upper platform." When the car is used for ordinary freight the hog door'ma be folded up between the adjustable platform and the floor of the car, thiis protect it from injury., 'f c i "'I'donot' wish to lim itmyself to the exact means 'forsuspendingthe hogi'door to the and parting from t'hespirit of my intention. V

The" principaliobje'ct being to provide a small-door designed to close the opening be neathltheadjustable 'platform' while loading the adjustable platform with other stock, 1-1

the arrangement being such that the door,

may be disposed-of 'b tween the adjustable tected from injuryl Having thus from each other upon therotation of {the 'shaft,-jamovab'le stocksupporting platform 1 brackets J 'are'loweredbythe connecting bar I platform andthe floor of the '{c'ar when used I escribed my inyention what "Iclaim is:"-" "5 f .FlNI-n a car, arelative'ly short -rotatable shaft suitablyfiournaled' and eentranylw cated within the; can halving right and left v12 hand screw threadedportions, an ,arm fitted designed to rest upon the floor of the car when not in use, cables suitably guided and supported connecting the arms with the movable platform, and manually actuated means located within the car and carried by the shaft adapted to rotate the latter in either direction, whereby the platform may be raised or lowered.

2. In a car of the character described, a body having a door opening therein, a vertically movable platform within the car body, means for supporting, raising and lowering the platform, rods carried by the platform adapted to support stock doors, and means adapted to slidably hinge the stock doors to the rods carried by the "platform, whereby the doors may be folded under the platform upon lowering the latter to the floor of the car body.

3. In a car of the character described, a winding shaft, a platform connected with said shaft, means for rotating the shaft to raise or lower the platform, and a plurality of U-shaped brackets hinged to vertical members of the car body and adapted to be rocked into position to receive and support the platform when raised, or out of the path of said platform, whereby the platform may be lowered to the floor of the car.

4:. In a car of the character described, a rotatable shaft, a platform connected with the shaft, means for rotating the shaft to raise or lower the platform, a plurality of U- shaped brackets hinged to vertical members on opposite sides of the car body, the brackets for each side being connected together to operate as a unit, whereby they may be collectively rocked into position to support the platform when raised, and shifted out of the path of the platform that it may be lowered.

5. In a car of the character described, a rotatable shaft, a platform frame connected Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the with the shaft, means for rotating the shaft to raise or lower the platform frame, a plurality of U-shaped brackets hinged to and partially surrounding members of the car frame and adapted to support the platform frame when raised, said brackets being adapted to engage the platform frame, whereby the platform and walls of the car are linked together to provide against spreading of the car walls due to the load carried by the car.

6. In a car of the character described, a rotatable shaft, a platform frame connected with the shaft, means for rotating the shaft to raise or lower the platform frame, a plurality of brackets hinged to and embracing vertical members of the car frame having projecting arms adapted to support the platform frame when tilted into the path of the latter, and a swinging latch carried by each of the brackets to support the latter out of the path of the platform frame, whereby it may be lowered or raised.

7. In a car of the character described, a rotatable shaft, a platform frame connected with the shaft, means for rotating the shaft to raise or lower the platform frame, a plurality of brackets hinged to the car frame having projecting arms adapted to support the platform frame when tilted into the path of the latter, and means comprising a latch hinged to each of the brackets adapted to bear against the car frame to support the brackets out of the path of the platform frame, whereby it may be lowered or raised.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN BELL SHELTON.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL E. THOMAS, LENA WEIGAND.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

